I know you are all waiting eagerly for the results of the very unscientific study that was posted a couple of weeks ago about dominant hand and the start of Parkinson’s symptoms. As of two days ago there were 299 responses in various forms. The results were interesting, but defiinitely not conclusive. Those whose symptoms …
Continue reading The Twitchy Woman Unscientific Study, Dan’s Progress and More
I have been intrigued for several years about what seems to be a correlation between Hand Dominance and Parkinson's onset on the same side. I noticed this in a Dance for PD class several years ago. Most of the people seemed to have a right hand tremor. I did not ask anyone if that was …
Continue reading Did your Parkinson’s Symptoms start on the Same Side as Your Dominant Hand?
I was contacted last month by Walk With Path, a company that makes devices that attach to your shoes to alleviate Freezing of Gait (FoG). The device, Path Finder, provides visual cues with lasers attached to the front of your shoes. This gives the wearer a visual cue to step across, and acts as an …
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Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller It's that time of year again, when we look back to see what we have accomplished, and look forward to the challenges and opportunities of the year ahead. First, I …
Continue reading Looking back at 2017 and forward to 2018
Dr. Laurie Mischley, of Bastyr University, has been tracking People with Parkinson's (PwP's) for several years for her "CAM Care in PD" study. When I spoke to her at the World Parkinson's Congress last fall, she explained that this is the only study looking at how people are living with PD now and following them …
Continue reading Finally, some guidelines for a Parkinson’s Diet
